Archive for the ‘Volleyball’ category
Beach volleyball paying off indoors for high school girls
Tiger Woods experienced a Ryder Cup tradition for the first time Tuesday. Corey Pavin sat at the head table on the seventh floor of the New York Stock Exchange and announced his four captain’s picks to reporters and PGA of America dignitaries. The players, so thrilled to be chosen you could almost see them beaming [...]
Belmar volleyball tournament is shutting down because of financial hardship
Professional volleyball in Belmar appears to have been spiked for good. The Association of Volleyball Professionals announced on Friday that it is shutting down its operations due to financial hardship, effective immediately. The Belmar stop on the AVP circuit had been a mainstay for 17 of the past 20 years and had evolved into the [...]
Beach volleyball star eyeing Olympics
Etobicoke’s Liz Maloney has conquered the country and is now looking to take on the world. Maloney, 26, with Toronto partner Heather Bansley, took gold in the recent Canadian beach volleyball championships at Ashbridges Bay. Maloney and Bansley defeated Liz Cordonier and Jaime Broder of Vancouver for the win, going 3-0 in the round robin [...]
Pro Beach Volleyball Players Championship under way
Match of the day: The Pro Beach Volleyball Players Championship held at the new Hahana Beach sports facility in Columbia Township kicked off Friday with a slew of the top players participating. Misty May-Treanor/Nicole Branagh, the No. 2 seeds, played Dianne DeNeocochea and Brittany Hochevar, the No. 7 seeds, in the match of the day [...]
Beach Volleyball Duo Beat Jet Lag To Win Event In California
Beach Volleyball Duo Beat Jet Lag To Win Event In California: JOSH Court and Michael Snart have added another title to their growing collection, winning an AA-level competition in Los Angeles. The national under-23 champions recently returned from the Californian Beach Volleyball Series after playing several competitions. Court, from Applecross, said driving on the wrong [...]
Top beach volleyballers playing here this weekend
Although the Association of Volleyball Professionals national beach volleyball tour shut down Aug. 13 because of financial woes, many of its top players are participating in a weekend tournament at the new Hahana Beach facility in Columbia Township. Several Olympians – including Phil Dalhausser, Todd Rogers, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh – are among the [...]
Belmar Volleyball Tournament Is Close Down
Belmar Volleyball Tournament Is Close Down: Professional volleyball in Belmar appears to have been spiked for good. The Association of Volleyball Professionals announced on Friday that it is shutting down its operations due to financial hardship, effective immediately. The Belmar stop on the AVP circuit had been a mainstay for 17 of the past 20 [...]
Lehigh Valley Teenagers Second In Beach Volleyball
Lehigh Valley Teenagers Second In Beach Volleyball: Being on the beach at Fort Lauderdale is not exactly the worst way to spend your summer vacation. So when Cody Chidsey suggested to his friend Kevin Rehm that the two enter a beach volleyball tournament, Rehm had one question. “Where is it?” Chidsey, 16, a Northampton High [...]
Manhattan Beach Open Set To Begin Despite Pro League’s End
Manhattan Beach Open Set To Begin Despite Pro League’s End: The setting and spiking on the sand begins Saturday morning at the Manhattan Beach Open volleyball competition. Some people call the Open the “Wimbledon” of beach volleyball, but it’s happening just after the collapse of the pro tour. The sport’s top event survived this year [...]
National beach volleyball championships draw 15 teams
The 2010 National Beach Volleyball Championships kicked off at My Khe Beach in the central city of Da Nang yesterday. The tournament has drawn the participation of 15 teams including eight men’s teams and seven women’s teams from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the Army, Khanh Hoa, Hai Phong and Da Nang. The teams will [...]
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